Stephen Pollard, the former wonkish lobbyist for Pfizer, complains inThe Times that Guido pointed out he took money from people from whom he took money. He claims that is libel. Guido never claimed he took money from McDonalds for his fake “think-tank”. However he actually did spend years writing articles in praise of Big Pharma’s profits. Pfizer was the main funder of his now defunct “think-tank”.

Stephen Pound MP has changed his studio soundbite today from saying Guido “is laughing all the way to the bank*”. That would be the same Stephen Pound who will get a cab to Sky’s Osterley studio at any hour to provide a rent-a-quote for £50. He now says Guido is “Popbitch with a blue rosette“. Leave Guido’s mother out of it Pound…

*Despite what you might have read in the source revealing, confidence breaking, Downing Street tipping-off Telegraph, Guido did not take a penny from either the Sunday Times or the News of the World for their front page stories.